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. >> reporter: lawmakers recently got a look at a secret document explaning why the obama administration believes the strikes can also target americans who join with terrorist overseas. brennan was up for cia director in 2009, but withdrew his name from the consideration. the 25-year cia veteran was an executive in the spy agency when the bush administration used harsh interrogation techniques like water boarding. >> i profess my personal objections to it, but i did not try to stop it because it was something being done in the different part of the agency under the authority of others. they said that the drone strikes also kill innocent civilians. >> the drone program has been creating more enemies than what it has been doing. >> reporter: they will review the hearing testimony and vote on brennan's confirmation later this month. danielle nottingham, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> there were less than 50 drone strikes during the bush administration. under president obama, reportedly more than 360 strikes so far. derek? >>> it is time to pay up. the beneficiaries, maryland's senator and ben
. >> reporter: lawmakers recently got a look at a secret document explaning why the obama administration believes the strikes can also target americans who join with terrorist overseas. brennan was up for cia director in 2009, but withdrew his name from the consideration. the 25-year cia veteran was an executive in the spy agency when the bush administration used harsh interrogation techniques like water boarding. >> i profess my personal objections to it, but i did not try to stop...
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. >>> well, later today the senate is expected to vote on and pass a bipartisan two-year budget deal. president obama says he'll sign the measure. 12 senate republicans broke ranks and joined the vote yesterday to cut off debasement tara mergener is in washington. tara, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. that senate vote was much closer than the house vote. while most republican senators do oppose this bill, 12 gop endorsements helped move it forward. the senate is expected to pass a bipartisan budget bill this afternoon. it cleared a critical test vote yesterday. >> the ayes are 67, the nays are 33. >> reporter: it cut $2/3 billion over the next ten years and has targeted cuts. >> please don't use our retirement, the military retirement that's been promised to us. find it somewhere else. >> reporter: lisa wants the senators to get the money from somewhere else because it cuts the retirement from the veterans. >> my husband went to war because of the promise on the fact he'd get money when he got back. >> how far have we fallen? do we have no shame? >> reporter: democratic sen
. >>> well, later today the senate is expected to vote on and pass a bipartisan two-year budget deal. president obama says he'll sign the measure. 12 senate republicans broke ranks and joined the vote yesterday to cut off debasement tara mergener is in washington. tara, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. that senate vote was much closer than the house vote. while most republican senators do oppose this bill, 12 gop endorsements helped move it forward. the senate is...
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obama's chicago home. the police say that it is likely she was the victim of a gang war. dean reynolds has discovered why gang relates murders have become so difficult to solve. for almost seven years, pam and tom bosley have been hoping for a measure of justice. >> my son was murdered april 4th, 2006. >> but no one has paid a price except terrell's family. >> the first year when this happened to terrell, it was real hard for me, and i tried to save my life twice. >> a suspect was arrested and tried, but then acquitted, the evidence was sparse, the witnesses willing to testify, few, even though terrell was shot in a church parking lot on a busy street. >> people were out there, but nobody said anything, yes, people coming home from work, they were driving back you had to see somebody running down the street with a gun and shooting it. in many of these murders, a code of styles descend like a burial shroud. >> tom byrne is chicago's chief of detectives. >> people don't want to cooperate, and don't, violate the snitch code, people who live in the community, the good people
obama's chicago home. the police say that it is likely she was the victim of a gang war. dean reynolds has discovered why gang relates murders have become so difficult to solve. for almost seven years, pam and tom bosley have been hoping for a measure of justice. >> my son was murdered april 4th, 2006. >> but no one has paid a price except terrell's family. >> the first year when this happened to terrell, it was real hard for me, and i tried to save my life twice. >> a...
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years. >> reporter: attorney general eric holder won praise from lindsey graham. >> i'm a verizon customer. it doesn't bother me one bit for the national security administration to have my phone number because what they're trying to do is find out what terrorist groups we know about and individuals and who the hell they're calling. >> reporter: california democrat dianne feinstein head of the intelligence committee says this data collection has stopped several terrorist attacks hire in the united states. feinstein did not elaborate but her comments echoed those of house committee chairman republican mike rogers of michigan. major garrett, cbs news, the white house. >>> internet espionage is likely to be one of the key topics when president obama meets with the chinese president today. the two leaders are holding a two-day summit at an estate outside palm citi, california. >>> and on "cbs moneywatch," all eyes on this morning's jobs report and general motors makes an enticing offer. >> good m
years. >> reporter: attorney general eric holder won praise from lindsey graham. >> i'm a verizon customer. it doesn't bother me one bit for the national security administration to have my phone number because what they're trying to do is find out what terrorist groups we know about and individuals and who the hell they're calling. >> reporter: california democrat dianne feinstein head of the intelligence committee says this data collection has stopped several terrorist...
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. >> reporter: california gun sales have risen from 2002 to last year's record. recently some gun owners have become worried that president obama's re-election and the newtown shooting would lead to more gun control. military-stile weapons have become popular for target practice and self-defense. yet despite the rising sales here in california, there has not been a corresponding rise in gun deaths or gun injuries. hospitalizations for gun injuries have actually dropped nearly 28% and gun deaths by 15%. >> when i see that the sales go up, i don't like that. my officers have to face these guns on the street. >> reporter: charlie beck is the chief of the los angeles police department. he credits a five-year crackdown on gangs for the drop in shooting deaths. they account for half the crimes in l.a. also, gun buyback programs have taken nearly 10,000 guns off of l.a. streets since 2009. >> what i worry about are guns that fall into the wrong hands, guns that are excess and are not wanted in the home. those are the guns on the streets used in murders in los angeles fa
. >> reporter: california gun sales have risen from 2002 to last year's record. recently some gun owners have become worried that president obama's re-election and the newtown shooting would lead to more gun control. military-stile weapons have become popular for target practice and self-defense. yet despite the rising sales here in california, there has not been a corresponding rise in gun deaths or gun injuries. hospitalizations for gun injuries have actually dropped nearly 28% and gun...
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obama intends to bring home 34,000 of them by this time next year. most u.s. combat troops are due home by the end of 2014. charlie d'agata is at our afghan bureau in the capital kabul and, charlie, i wonder, what is this going to mean to the troops on the ground? >> reporter: well, the key question, scott, is the time frame. any commanders here will tell you that they want as many boots on the ground for as long as they can, certainly through the summer and the fall when the fighting picks up against the taliban. and there's a lot of work to be done, especially along eastern afghanistan where insurgents have been infiltrating from safe havens in pakistan. they're holding territory there. they're launching attacks here in kabul. u.s. troops are also focused on the south around kandahar, the birthplace of the taliban. now, it's been announced that the afghans will be taking the lead in the spring. but what we've seen for ourselves is u.s. forces fighting right alongside them providing the firepower, air support and medical evacuation. >> pelley: charlie d'agata
obama intends to bring home 34,000 of them by this time next year. most u.s. combat troops are due home by the end of 2014. charlie d'agata is at our afghan bureau in the capital kabul and, charlie, i wonder, what is this going to mean to the troops on the ground? >> reporter: well, the key question, scott, is the time frame. any commanders here will tell you that they want as many boots on the ground for as long as they can, certainly through the summer and the fall when the fighting...
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for families making $450,000 a year and individuals making 400,000. it would also increase the taxes on estates worth more than $5 million and extend unemployment benefits for one year. president obama said he would have preferred a grand bargain that solved all of washington's revenue and spending problems. >> with this congress that was obviously a little too much to hope for at this time. it may be -- and maybe we can do it in stages. >> negotiations have been going on all day. lawmakers and aides moving back and forth between meeting rooms here on capitol hill on what is normally a quiet new year's eve. the major sticking point now is spending. the president suggested lawmakers take action on deficit reduction in the next few months and that more tax revenue could be involved in those discussions, but republicans are furious at that possibility. >> i'm willing to support revenues to deal with this problem. the overall problem. but what i will not agree to is using revenues to replace spending reductions. >> reporter: even if the senate approves th
for families making $450,000 a year and individuals making 400,000. it would also increase the taxes on estates worth more than $5 million and extend unemployment benefits for one year. president obama said he would have preferred a grand bargain that solved all of washington's revenue and spending problems. >> with this congress that was obviously a little too much to hope for at this time. it may be -- and maybe we can do it in stages. >> negotiations have been going on all day....
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victims were some of the estimated 30 million hindus who created a sacred festival that's held every 12 years. >>> as president obama prepares to deliver his state of the union address tomorrow night, his administration continues to face questions from republicans about the deadly terrorist attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. now one gop senator is plenling to hold up the confirmation of two of the president's appointees until he gets some answers about that attack. susan mcginnis is in washington with more. good morning susan. >> good morning, anne-marie. senator lindsey graham has been one of the biggest critics of the white house's response to the attacks in benghazi. now he's threatening to use his senatorial privilege to try to block the nomination of chuck hagel for defense secretary tear and john brennan for head of the cia in order to get the white house to give answers. >> you're about to make some news here, i think. you are saying that you are going to block the nominations. you're going to block them from coming to a vote until you get an answer to this. >> yes. >> re
victims were some of the estimated 30 million hindus who created a sacred festival that's held every 12 years. >>> as president obama prepares to deliver his state of the union address tomorrow night, his administration continues to face questions from republicans about the deadly terrorist attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. now one gop senator is plenling to hold up the confirmation of two of the president's appointees until he gets some answers about that attack. susan...
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of americans, but documents sent to congress this weekend says fewer than 300 were identified l'dent year. releasing that information is part of the effort by the obama to alleviate fears about the nsa's surveillance programs. white house chief of staff's dennis mcdonough appeared on cbs's "face the nation." >> does the president feel he has violated the privacy of any american? >> he does not. >> reporter: edward snowden admits he leaked information on the programs to the media. >> he claimed, for example, he could listen in on any conversation sunshine correct. >> including president. >> incorrect. >> if he had the phone number. did he overstate some of these things? it's my feeling he did. michigan republican mike rogers is chairman of the house intelligence committee. >> it's legal. i think it comports with the constitution. i believe. and i think it does protect and save american lives. >> reporter: intelligence officials now claim surveillance programs have helped thwart dozens of potential terrorist acts but privacy acts say they're scooping up far more information than they need d
of americans, but documents sent to congress this weekend says fewer than 300 were identified l'dent year. releasing that information is part of the effort by the obama to alleviate fears about the nsa's surveillance programs. white house chief of staff's dennis mcdonough appeared on cbs's "face the nation." >> does the president feel he has violated the privacy of any american? >> he does not. >> reporter: edward snowden admits he leaked information on the programs...
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three years in an eight by 10 shell. one former inmate's case for ending solitary cob finement. one former inmate's case for ending solitary cob finement. and remembering golfing legend ken venturi. but with copd making it hard to breathe, so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm breathing better. and that means...fish on! symbicort is for copd including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort may increase your risk of lung infections, osteoporosis, and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. with copd, i thought i'd miss our family tradition. now symbicort significantly improves my lung function, starting within 5 minutes. and that makes a difference in my breathing. today, we're ready for whatever swims our way. ask your doctor about symbicort. i got my first prescription free. call or click to learn mo
three years in an eight by 10 shell. one former inmate's case for ending solitary cob finement. one former inmate's case for ending solitary cob finement. and remembering golfing legend ken venturi. but with copd making it hard to breathe, so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm breathing better. and that means...fish on! symbicort is...
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. >> reporter: california gun sales have steadily risen from 350,000 in 2002 to last year's record. recently, some gun owners are become worried that president obama's reelection and the newtown shooting would lead to more gun control. military-style weapons have become popular for target practice and self-defense. yet, despite the rise in gun sales here in california, there has not been a corresponding rise in gun deaths, or gun injuries. hospitalizations for gun injuries have actually dropped nearly 28%, and gun deaths by 15%. >> when i see the sales go up, i'm-- i'm-- i don't like that. my officers have to face these guns on the street. >> reporter: charlie beck is the chief of the los angeles police department. he credits a five-year crackdown on gangs in the drop in shooting deaths. gang crimes account for half the homicides in l.a. also, gun buy-back programs have taken nearly 10,000 guns off l.a. streets since 2009. >> what i worry about are guns that fall into the wrong hands, guns that are excess and become unwanted. those are the kind of guns that are used in murders in lo
. >> reporter: california gun sales have steadily risen from 350,000 in 2002 to last year's record. recently, some gun owners are become worried that president obama's reelection and the newtown shooting would lead to more gun control. military-style weapons have become popular for target practice and self-defense. yet, despite the rise in gun sales here in california, there has not been a corresponding rise in gun deaths, or gun injuries. hospitalizations for gun injuries have actually...
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but obama senior advisor dan plieffer told bob schieffer today the white house only learned of the probe this month. >> are you trying to tell me that a wisp of this didn't get over to the white house during an election year, that there may be something going on over there at the irs, that we ought to find about that. >> yes, i'm telling you that. the first the white house was made aware of it from the treasury department a few weeks ago. to the the details what happened, not the results of the investigation but that an independent investigation was about to conclude. >> if the president was so up set about this when he found out about it, why did he wait three days to say anything. >> because we waited for the facts. >> reporter: friday treasuries inspector general told congress the since nationalee office unfairly targeted some conservative groups but the investigation didn't pinpoint who exactly was responsible. the irs is conducting a 30 day review of the entire organization. republican senator john cornyn. >> i have a very hard time believing this is something cooked up it cincinnat
but obama senior advisor dan plieffer told bob schieffer today the white house only learned of the probe this month. >> are you trying to tell me that a wisp of this didn't get over to the white house during an election year, that there may be something going on over there at the irs, that we ought to find about that. >> yes, i'm telling you that. the first the white house was made aware of it from the treasury department a few weeks ago. to the the details what happened, not the...
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michelle obama attends the funeral of a 15-year-old shot to death in chicago. dean reynolds on the message of the service. and meet the meditation man. he thinks there ought to be a law to live more thoughtfully and is in position to get one passed. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod. travel bans in connecticut, rhode island, and massachusetts have been lifted, but moving about the northeast is still treacherous tonight. a fierce blizzard has buried cars on roads from new york to maine. up and down the coast, tides surged high, flooding low-lying areas, but the storm did spare most of the shoreline still recovering from super storm sandy. at least four death deaths are blamed on the storm, and high winds have left more than 600,000 customers without power. many areas had more than two and a half feet of snow. they got 40 inches in hampden, connecticut. we begin tonight with terrell brown in quincy, massachusetts. terrell. >> reporter: residents are digging out from nearly three feet of snow that
michelle obama attends the funeral of a 15-year-old shot to death in chicago. dean reynolds on the message of the service. and meet the meditation man. he thinks there ought to be a law to live more thoughtfully and is in position to get one passed. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod. travel bans in connecticut, rhode island, and massachusetts have been lifted, but moving about the northeast is still treacherous...
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it reportedly killed a 2-year- old child. the drone's target was a taliban militant riding in a motor bike in southern afghanistan right after the u.s. launched an investigation another drone attack killed an insurgent in pakistan. the unmanned assaults from the sky are a sticking point in a u.s.-afghanistan security agreement. >>> still ahead, area skiers are hitting the slopes earlier this year. erica. >> you can tell why. it's been cold this month and we are going to end the month with some very chilly temperatures as well. when we turn the calendar over to december, will the temperatures actually rise? i'll tell you coming up in the first alert seven-day forecast. >>> what a spectacle at the national zoo. this is zoo lights, it's the time when the night lights go on and we just saw them flickr a couple of hours ago -- flicker a couple of hours ago. visitors can check out animal silhouettes, garden theme lights sculpture. is really is spectacular out there. >>> and should we all get our christmas trees like this? two horse
it reportedly killed a 2-year- old child. the drone's target was a taliban militant riding in a motor bike in southern afghanistan right after the u.s. launched an investigation another drone attack killed an insurgent in pakistan. the unmanned assaults from the sky are a sticking point in a u.s.-afghanistan security agreement. >>> still ahead, area skiers are hitting the slopes earlier this year. erica. >> you can tell why. it's been cold this month and we are going to end the...
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. >> reporter: president obama said the threat of terror will never be eliminated but that 12 years after 9/11 the fight can and must be conducted on a smaller scale. >> from our use of drones to the detention of terror suspects, the decisions that we are making now will define the type of nation and world that relieve to our children. >> reporter: mr. obama has deployed drones more aggressively than president obama. for that, the president offered no apologies. >> dozens of highly skilled al qaeda commanders, trainers, bomb makers and operatives have been taken off the battlefield. plots have been disrupted that would have targeted international aviation, u.s. transit systems, european cities and our troops in afghanistan. simply put, these strikes have saved lives. >> reporter: but they have also killed hundreds of civilians and this week mr. obama ordered sharp new limits on drone killings with the pentagon, not the c.i.a., calling the shots. >> and before any strike is taken there must be near certainty that no civilians will be killed or injured. >> reporter: the justice department h
. >> reporter: president obama said the threat of terror will never be eliminated but that 12 years after 9/11 the fight can and must be conducted on a smaller scale. >> from our use of drones to the detention of terror suspects, the decisions that we are making now will define the type of nation and world that relieve to our children. >> reporter: mr. obama has deployed drones more aggressively than president obama. for that, the president offered no apologies. >>...
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. >> a parent of a 15-year-old chicago honor student will be first lady michelle obama's guest at tonight's state of the union. she was shot to death. the chicago tribune reports one of the suspects, michael ward, a reputed gang member was out on the streets, even though he violated his probation. both ward and kenneth williams are now charged with pendleton's murder. >>> and earlier today, her parents and other victim's families invited to washington for the state of the union. they attended a senate hearing on ways to reduce gun violence. illinois democrat, richard durbin, opened the hearing by saying, it is time for congress to pass meaningful gun control legislation. and that he believes requiring background checks for all gun purchases would be constitutional. the panel's top republican disagrees. texas senator argued the focus of law enforcement should be on criminals and that curbing the rights of citizens to own a gun would do nothing to stop violent crime. >>> well, a divided senate armed services committee has approved chuck hagel's nomination to become the secretary. hagel is a r
. >> a parent of a 15-year-old chicago honor student will be first lady michelle obama's guest at tonight's state of the union. she was shot to death. the chicago tribune reports one of the suspects, michael ward, a reputed gang member was out on the streets, even though he violated his probation. both ward and kenneth williams are now charged with pendleton's murder. >>> and earlier today, her parents and other victim's families invited to washington for the state of the union....
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message to congress this weekend says fewer than 300 people were identified through the program last year. and all of them were suspected of having ties to foreign terrorist organizations. >> releasing that information is part of an effort by the obama administration to alleviate fears about the nsa surveillance programs. white house chief of staff dennis mcdonough appeared today on cbs's face the nation. >> does the president feel that he is vie, has violated the privacy of any american? >> he does not. >> mcdonough was asked about assertions by edward snowden the former nsa contractor who admits he leaked information on the programs to the media. >> he claimed, for example, he could listen in on anybody's conversation, including the president's. >> and he had the money number. >> did he overstate his ability to do these things? >> it surely is my view he did. >> mcdonough says the nsa surveillance programs were supported by bipartisan majorities in congress, michigan republican mike rogers is chairman of the house intelligence committee. >> it is legal and i believe i believe comports w
message to congress this weekend says fewer than 300 people were identified through the program last year. and all of them were suspected of having ties to foreign terrorist organizations. >> releasing that information is part of an effort by the obama administration to alleviate fears about the nsa surveillance programs. white house chief of staff dennis mcdonough appeared today on cbs's face the nation. >> does the president feel that he is vie, has violated the privacy of any...
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. >> during his state of the union address earlier this year, president barack obama vow toed change federal law. >> this would raise the incomes of millions of working families. >> but with congress seemingly stuck in perpetual gridlock, some states are taking action. california will soon have the highest state minimum wage in the country, $10 an hour. 18 other states also require minimum wages above the federal level which is currently $7.25. washington, d.c. city council tried to go even further this year targeting just one business, wal-mart. demanding the retailer pay a minimum of $12.50 an hour. wal-mart responded by threatening to stop construction of three of its six planned locations in dc. but in september the district's mayor vetoed the proposal. >> since that bill was vetoed we're proceeding with all of our stores in washington, d.c. we had our hiring center open and 6,000 people showed up for those jobs. >> david tobar is wal-mart's vice president of communication. its worth noting of all the corporation "sunday morning" reached out to wal-mart was the only one that woul
. >> during his state of the union address earlier this year, president barack obama vow toed change federal law. >> this would raise the incomes of millions of working families. >> but with congress seemingly stuck in perpetual gridlock, some states are taking action. california will soon have the highest state minimum wage in the country, $10 an hour. 18 other states also require minimum wages above the federal level which is currently $7.25. washington, d.c. city council...
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., but their parents have been here illegally for 22 years. their father declined to appear on camera. lupe says they have earned a path to citizenship. >> i have my own business. i'm living here like an american citizen because i pay taxes. >> we're aspiring citizens, that's what it is. so i -- obama promised us an immigration reform. >> reporter: so what would these changes mean to your family? >> well, i think we'd feel more secure, we don't have to live with the fear of being deported, having our family torn apart. >> that's a calculation that they made when they came into the country illegally. >> reporter: jack martin is with the federation for american immigration reform, a group that lobbies for strict immigration enforcement. >> they've been in the country breaking the law all that period of time and that should earn them no priority with regard to people who've been waiting outside the country. >> reporter: martin says allowing the collins to stay in the u.s. will be no more effective at stopping illegal immigration than a 1986 law t
., but their parents have been here illegally for 22 years. their father declined to appear on camera. lupe says they have earned a path to citizenship. >> i have my own business. i'm living here like an american citizen because i pay taxes. >> we're aspiring citizens, that's what it is. so i -- obama promised us an immigration reform. >> reporter: so what would these changes mean to your family? >> well, i think we'd feel more secure, we don't have to live with the fear...
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who has become a tragic symbol of gun violence in chicago. 15-year-old hidiya pendleton was shot in a park not far from the obamas' home just a few days after she performed at the president's inauguration with her high school band. in south africa, a big catch landed a fisherman in big trouble. two years ago, leon bekker reeled in killed a great white shark and he took the pictures to prove it. turns out killing a great white violates south african law so bekker pleaded guilty and he is the first person to be penalized under that law and ordered to pay a $13,000 fine. nelson mandela's family said today he's in good health and doing very well after his recent stay in the hospital. they released a new picture taken last weekend of the former south african president with his youngest great-grandchild, one-year-old zen. mandela, who is 94, is recovering from gallstone surgery. they were caught in the middle when russia banned adoptions by americans. so what happened to their child? that's next. is geared specifically ice to current and former military members and their families. [ laugh
who has become a tragic symbol of gun violence in chicago. 15-year-old hidiya pendleton was shot in a park not far from the obamas' home just a few days after she performed at the president's inauguration with her high school band. in south africa, a big catch landed a fisherman in big trouble. two years ago, leon bekker reeled in killed a great white shark and he took the pictures to prove it. turns out killing a great white violates south african law so bekker pleaded guilty and he is the...
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he was investigated by the secret service last year after saying if president obama were re-elected, he would, quote, either be dead or in jail. stockman said he is excited to sit nugent next to him and is pretty sure he'll have a lot to say after the address. >>> parents of the chicago shooting victim will also be at the state of the union. the honor student was gunned down days after she marched at president obama's inauguration. tonight two game members have been charged with her murder. >>> president obama awarded the medal of honor today to an army staff sergeant, recognized for his actions during a deadly attack on his unit at a remote out post in 2009. more than half of the soldiers were killed or wounded in the contingent, including him. he's the fourth to get the highest decoration for actions in afghanistan or iraq. ♪ ♪ >>> and the memorial at cowboys stadium for retired navy seal chris kyle was just huge. so big that's why they put it at the stadium. he was perhaps the deadliest sniper in american military history and was shot and killed just nine days ago. another ira
he was investigated by the secret service last year after saying if president obama were re-elected, he would, quote, either be dead or in jail. stockman said he is excited to sit nugent next to him and is pretty sure he'll have a lot to say after the address. >>> parents of the chicago shooting victim will also be at the state of the union. the honor student was gunned down days after she marched at president obama's inauguration. tonight two game members have been charged with her...
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it's higher than a year ago but less than last month. he has a new official portrait. the white house released it this morning. the photo was takeen in the oval office in early december. and we'll all be in washington on monday with three hours. we'll bring you complete live coverage beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern time and continuing throughout the day. >> it's going to be fun. >>> it's time to show you reports from "usa today." dreamliner will remain problems until problems with its batteries can be resolved. its lithium ion bat erreys pack more power, but they're known to overheat. >> "the wall street journal" says house republicans are considering a short term debt increase in the limit. that right. if the increase is not approved, the government will run auto of money next month. republicans say a short-term solution will give them more time to win budget cuts. that's my most interesting piece in the paper today. >>> the philadelphia paper reports on a vicious subway attack. surveillance shows a man punching a woman and throwing her onto the tracks. she was able t
it's higher than a year ago but less than last month. he has a new official portrait. the white house released it this morning. the photo was takeen in the oval office in early december. and we'll all be in washington on monday with three hours. we'll bring you complete live coverage beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern time and continuing throughout the day. >> it's going to be fun. >>> it's time to show you reports from "usa today." dreamliner will remain problems until...
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sonny encountered 2-year-old crystyn at the ceremony. she was fine. her parents took in in stride. >> he hit me and bumped me. >> she is fine. she is an alabama-text girl. alabama dad, texas mom. so we recover quick. >> she's tough. that's right. the first lady tugged sonny's leash and tried to remain composed. she was unfazed by the knockdown. she tried to feed the white house's -- she even tried to feed beau candy. >>> saying grace sold for a record $46 million at sotheby's auction on wednesday. the selling price was nearly three times higher than the previous auction record for a late artist. saying grace as you see right there feature as boy praying with an elderly woman in a crowded restaurant. it originally appeared on the thk issue cover of the saturday evening post in 19 -- [indiscernible] it was part of seven of rockwell's works that were for sale. two of them the gossips and walking to church sold for a total of nearly $12 million. that's a lot of money. south by ease will also be auctioning off -- sotheby's will also be auctioning off an ea
sonny encountered 2-year-old crystyn at the ceremony. she was fine. her parents took in in stride. >> he hit me and bumped me. >> she is fine. she is an alabama-text girl. alabama dad, texas mom. so we recover quick. >> she's tough. that's right. the first lady tugged sonny's leash and tried to remain composed. she was unfazed by the knockdown. she tried to feed the white house's -- she even tried to feed beau candy. >>> saying grace sold for a record $46 million at...
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another option is to add in a one-year delay to obama care. either one of those answers, anne-marie, would at least allow the government to -- allow congress to approve the funding for the government and avoid this shutdown that would happen on tuesday. >> high drama and gridlock. susan mcginnis in washington. thank you. >>> well, october 1st isn't just d-day for the budget. it's also the day when open enrollment begins for president obama's health care law. the obama administration says the cost of a mid range plan would average about $328 a month nation nationally, but that varies depending on where you live and the plan you choose. don dahler explains. >> reporter: these phone counselors are in training at the new york state health exchange call center. starting next tuesday, hundreds of them will be on duty to help guide people through the dozens of choices they make. the calls have already been pouring in. lisa sprana is with the new york department of health. >> we're getting 85 calls o day on average. >> reporter: what are they mainly a
another option is to add in a one-year delay to obama care. either one of those answers, anne-marie, would at least allow the government to -- allow congress to approve the funding for the government and avoid this shutdown that would happen on tuesday. >> high drama and gridlock. susan mcginnis in washington. thank you. >>> well, october 1st isn't just d-day for the budget. it's also the day when open enrollment begins for president obama's health care law. the obama...
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lawmakers will remove part of the bill that kills obama care, something that house republicans demand. >> will you now accept a clean c.r. to avoid a government shutdown? >> i do not see that happening. there's said to be considering a one-year delay of the health care law or repealing the tax on a medical device that helps fund it. >> there will be options avail toab to us. there will not be speculate about what we do or do not do until they pass the bill. they insist they won't negotiate while the clock tick downs to a partial government shutdown. >> we we're going to have a clean c.r. that's what we're going to have. that's what we're going to vote for. we're not going to play games. >> reporter: they say you should get rid of all talk of the obama health care. >> you can huff and you can puff for 21 hours but you cannot blow the affordable health care act away. cruz also blocked an attempt to speed up the vote on funding the government, a move that angered even some republicans. >> but i'm understanding the reason we're waiting is that you all have sent out releases and e-mails an
lawmakers will remove part of the bill that kills obama care, something that house republicans demand. >> will you now accept a clean c.r. to avoid a government shutdown? >> i do not see that happening. there's said to be considering a one-year delay of the health care law or repealing the tax on a medical device that helps fund it. >> there will be options avail toab to us. there will not be speculate about what we do or do not do until they pass the bill. they insist they...
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the automatic spending cuts that start on friday come to $85 billion this year and mr. obama had this to say in an appearance today in virginia at the newport news shipyard. >> when you're cutting $85 billion in seven months, there's no smart way to do that. you don't want to have to choose between, let's see, do i close funding for the disabled kid or the poor kid? do i close this navy shipyard or some other one? >> pelley: the across-the-board cuts that start friday can be reversed any time that the president and congress agree to a better way. late today senior officials at the white house said it does not look hopeful that the issue will be resolved before this weekend. the senate is working on two competing bills now. the senate also today approved a new secretary of defense, republican chuck hagel, the former senator from nebraska, was confirmed 58-41. hagel only got four republican votes. it is stormy in washington tonight and another storm that pounded texas and oklahoma is now moving through the midwest. heavy snow is making travel nearly impossible all the way
the automatic spending cuts that start on friday come to $85 billion this year and mr. obama had this to say in an appearance today in virginia at the newport news shipyard. >> when you're cutting $85 billion in seven months, there's no smart way to do that. you don't want to have to choose between, let's see, do i close funding for the disabled kid or the poor kid? do i close this navy shipyard or some other one? >> pelley: the across-the-board cuts that start friday can be...
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they say the obama administration is considering fines, penalties, and trade restrictions. a virginia-based cyber security firm discovered a secret chinese military unit behind years of cyber attacks. china has denied any involvement and claims it's been a victim of hacking, too, by the u.s. and target was attacked by a cyber attack. the company says the mall ware got on the macs through a website for software developers by exploiting a security flaw in the browser. apple says it was similar too an attack on facebook earlier this week. >>> bp won't pay penalties for all of the more than 200 million gallons of oil that spilled back in 2010. the u.s. government agreed not to fine them for 34 million gallons they captured before entering the gulf. fines for all the rest of the oil will be in the billions. >> sony is expected to reveal details about its much anticipated gaming console today. execs will announce the gaming station that was released six years ago. sony competes with microsoft's xbox and the wii. >>> well, oscar pistorius is back in a south africa court for the se
they say the obama administration is considering fines, penalties, and trade restrictions. a virginia-based cyber security firm discovered a secret chinese military unit behind years of cyber attacks. china has denied any involvement and claims it's been a victim of hacking, too, by the u.s. and target was attacked by a cyber attack. the company says the mall ware got on the macs through a website for software developers by exploiting a security flaw in the browser. apple says it was similar...
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troops from afghanistan perhaps as soon as next year. obama administration officials tell cbs news, frustration with afghan's president karzai is contributing to the possible reversal of the plan that had been to keep a small number of american troops over there after 2014. and house speaker john boehner says he's had concerns about u.s. involvement in afghanistan for some time. however, no official decision has been made yet. >>> the countdown is on for the birth of prince william and kate's baby. okay. by some media reports, the fourth in line to the british throne is due in just four days. that would be, oh, saturday. the duchess of cambridge is in london but prince william is on duty with the royal air force about 300 miles away in wales. and he is reportedly planning to take a helicopter home just to make it to the hospital on time. first word of the baby's arrival will go to the queen. a notice will then be posted on an easel outside buckingham palace and the royals will also tweet the news on the birth. so much for-- >> a notice o
troops from afghanistan perhaps as soon as next year. obama administration officials tell cbs news, frustration with afghan's president karzai is contributing to the possible reversal of the plan that had been to keep a small number of american troops over there after 2014. and house speaker john boehner says he's had concerns about u.s. involvement in afghanistan for some time. however, no official decision has been made yet. >>> the countdown is on for the birth of prince william and...
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. >> now president obama's words may have stirred the crowd, but his actions are causing a stir all their own. he shook hands with cuban dictator raul castro even though our country cut diplomatic ties with cuba 50 years ago following the communist revolution spearheaded by his dictator brother fidel castro. >>. >>> derek mcginty was also at today's memorial and takes us a bit deeper into what was going on in that stadium in soweto. >> reporter: president obama and all those global vips certainly made headlines at today's memorial service, but the real story was the folks in the stands, the tens of thousands of regular south africans whose attitude of joyous gratitude was more than a match for all the gloomy weather. this was a day for the multitudes to sing madiba asleep. hours before the service began at the f and b stadium the early arrivals had claimed the choice seats under the canopy out of the rain and spontaneously those who love nelson mandela the most, just the average people of south africa and the world, found comfort singing together the old songs of struggle and of liberatio
. >> now president obama's words may have stirred the crowd, but his actions are causing a stir all their own. he shook hands with cuban dictator raul castro even though our country cut diplomatic ties with cuba 50 years ago following the communist revolution spearheaded by his dictator brother fidel castro. >>. >>> derek mcginty was also at today's memorial and takes us a bit deeper into what was going on in that stadium in soweto. >> reporter: president obama and...
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when president obama appeared -- >> president barack obama. (cheers and applause) >> reporter: -- the crowd erupted. then he stood to eulogize mandela. his speech was personal. >> over 30 years ago, while still a student, i learned of mandela and the struggle taking place in this beautiful land and it stirred something in me. it woke me up to my responsibilities to others and to myself and it set me on an improbable journey that finds me here today. and while i will always fall short of my deepest examples, he makes me want to be a better man. >> reporter: his speech was passionate. >> we know that, like south africa, the united states had to overcome centuries of racial segregation. as was true here, it took sacrifice, the sacrifice of countless people known and unknown to see the dawn of the new day. >> reporter: the cheers for the u.s. president stood? sharp contrast to the reaction to the south african president. (boos) jacob zuma's government is mired in allegations of corruption and cronyism and he stood to speak the crowd syriaed him. b
when president obama appeared -- >> president barack obama. (cheers and applause) >> reporter: -- the crowd erupted. then he stood to eulogize mandela. his speech was personal. >> over 30 years ago, while still a student, i learned of mandela and the struggle taking place in this beautiful land and it stirred something in me. it woke me up to my responsibilities to others and to myself and it set me on an improbable journey that finds me here today. and while i will always...
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he joined caesars 15 years ago. welcome back. >> thank you, charlie. >> that was after being a major at m.i.t. who got into the casino business. can we ask a question about the super bowl and the betting? >> mm-hmm. >> how did it end up? >> it ended up favorably for the casinos. >> is that surprising? >> it's not always the case. they ended up more or less equalizing one another and the game turned out to be on the other. points score were acceptable so the yas knows did well as a result of that. >> my mama always told me that casinos always win. >> yes. >> over long periods of time, your mama's right. >> let me turn to entitlements. you have thought seriously about this because most corporate ceos have to think about entitlements. >> right. >> what do you have to say that will help the president and the country understand the challenge? >> well, charlie, the motivation for this is the government's budget is in very rough shape as we all know and entitlements like medicare and social kurt eat that up now. if we're g
he joined caesars 15 years ago. welcome back. >> thank you, charlie. >> that was after being a major at m.i.t. who got into the casino business. can we ask a question about the super bowl and the betting? >> mm-hmm. >> how did it end up? >> it ended up favorably for the casinos. >> is that surprising? >> it's not always the case. they ended up more or less equalizing one another and the game turned out to be on the other. points score were acceptable so...
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president obama chose samantha power for the u.n. post. power worked on human rights in the administration and wrote a pulitzer prize winning book on genocide. major garrett is at the white house for us this evening. major? >> reporter: scott, a quiet and powerful force, tom donilon was often the lasted a visor president obama consulted on big military and foreign policy decisions, donilon almost never invited controversy. the same cannot be said of his replacement. susan rice was battered for her televised description of the deadly september, 2012, attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi. >> we do not have information at present that leads us to conclude that this was premeditated or preplanned. >> reporter: republicans were furious she did not call it a terrorist attack and their opposition led mr. obama to nominate john kerry over rice as secretary of state. but mr. obama has always considered her a trusted advisor. while at the u.n., she advocated for intervention in libya and pushed new economic sanctions against north korea and iran t
president obama chose samantha power for the u.n. post. power worked on human rights in the administration and wrote a pulitzer prize winning book on genocide. major garrett is at the white house for us this evening. major? >> reporter: scott, a quiet and powerful force, tom donilon was often the lasted a visor president obama consulted on big military and foreign policy decisions, donilon almost never invited controversy. the same cannot be said of his replacement. susan rice was...
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many it seems unthinkable not to intervene. >> hi, sweetheart. >> i lost two teeth. >> reporter: 10-year-old sarah murnaghan has end stage cystic fibrosis. doctors say a lung transplant is her only chance of survival. >> when we came down our doctors told us she has weeks, not months. >> reporter: sarah is only eligible for lungs from a child donor as opposed to adult lungs, which are far more available. >> to say she and other children are going to be left to die is really devastating and not a human response. >> first as a mother and grandmother, i can't imagine anything more agonizing than what the more urnaghans are goi through. >> time is running out. please suspend the rules until we look at this policy which we all believe is flawed. >> this is an incredibly agonizing situation where someone lives and someone dies. >> based on their age. based on their age. >> sir -- >> reporter: sebelius asked for a policy review and said she's sympathetic but explains the rules are there for a reason. >> because the lungs are different than other organs. it's based on the survivability. > this is di
many it seems unthinkable not to intervene. >> hi, sweetheart. >> i lost two teeth. >> reporter: 10-year-old sarah murnaghan has end stage cystic fibrosis. doctors say a lung transplant is her only chance of survival. >> when we came down our doctors told us she has weeks, not months. >> reporter: sarah is only eligible for lungs from a child donor as opposed to adult lungs, which are far more available. >> to say she and other children are going to be left...
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first lady michelle obama welcomed children of military members yesterday for a first look at this year's decorations. as always, the first family's dogs bo and sonny are prominently featured in the displays. there are two life size replicas of the portuguese waterdogs made of satin ribbons and these chocolate miniatures of the white house pets in the gingerbread house and it couldn't be a white house celebration without a louvre appearance of the first dogs themselves -- a live appearance of the first dogs, but it was the younger of the two who stole the spotlight with a 2- year-old girl. major garrett has the story from the white house of. >> reporter: it was an event fit for little princesses and princes, sons and daughters of military families decked out in their finest, the very first americans to see this year's out when holiday decorations. amid the choreographed preciousness first lady michelle obama and the first family's rambunctious portuguese waterdogs bo and sunny appeared. sunny encountered 2-year-old ashton gardner and whoops. >> you okay? >> reporter: cory holliday knockdo
first lady michelle obama welcomed children of military members yesterday for a first look at this year's decorations. as always, the first family's dogs bo and sonny are prominently featured in the displays. there are two life size replicas of the portuguese waterdogs made of satin ribbons and these chocolate miniatures of the white house pets in the gingerbread house and it couldn't be a white house celebration without a louvre appearance of the first dogs themselves -- a live appearance of...
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was five years ago. >> the president was encouraged by the iranian president. so he is ordering secretary of state, john kerry, to pursue a nuclear agreement. >> i believe the nuclear task -- >> now, we are just seven days away from a possible pal
was five years ago. >> the president was encouraged by the iranian president. so he is ordering secretary of state, john kerry, to pursue a nuclear agreement. >> i believe the nuclear task -- >> now, we are just seven days away from a possible pal
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defense secretary leon panetta revealed for the first time that president obama was the one who blocked a plan to arm rebel fighters in syria. the plan was developed last year by then cia director david petraeus and backed by penalty gone leaders and then secretary of state hillary clinton. the white house had doubts about which rebels could be trusted with the arms. those details came to light during the senate hearing on libya. they had tough questions for panetta. he related he and president obama spoke once during the eight-hour benghazi attack that left four americans dead. it also explained why war plains weren't sent. nancy cordes is on capitol hill. nancy, good morning. >> good morning, norah. panetta says the reason planes were not sent is because it came in two waves. after the first wave ended, they all thought it was over. plus, he said, there wasn't enough actionable intelligence on the ground to act. >> you can't just willy nilly send f-16s there and blow up the place without knowing what's taking place. >> they said they were aware in the months before the attack, u.s. am
defense secretary leon panetta revealed for the first time that president obama was the one who blocked a plan to arm rebel fighters in syria. the plan was developed last year by then cia director david petraeus and backed by penalty gone leaders and then secretary of state hillary clinton. the white house had doubts about which rebels could be trusted with the arms. those details came to light during the senate hearing on libya. they had tough questions for panetta. he related he and president...
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this year. >> should scouting be open to gays? >> yes. >> why so? >> my estimation is gays and lesbians should be give the same opportunity the same as anybody else. >> conservatives slammed the decision saying it's not compatible with the organization's values. some predicted a mass exodus. >> this is the last time i'm wearing this uniform publicly. the message is i'm not leaving scouting. scouting has left us. >> they still have work to do because the ban on adult leaders is still in place. >> there's so much more to do. i'm not stopping. that's for sure. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," manuel bojorquez, grapevine, texas. >>> a moderate earthquake hit california last night. the 5.9 quake was centered near sacramento. it was felt all the way to the san francisco bay area. there was minor damage but no reports of injury. >>> it's time to show you this morning's headlines. "the new york times" talks about how obama fights terror. after 9/11 they talked bd the military operation. the agency will return to its routes, focusing o
this year. >> should scouting be open to gays? >> yes. >> why so? >> my estimation is gays and lesbians should be give the same opportunity the same as anybody else. >> conservatives slammed the decision saying it's not compatible with the organization's values. some predicted a mass exodus. >> this is the last time i'm wearing this uniform publicly. the message is i'm not leaving scouting. scouting has left us. >> they still have work to do because the...
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in the first four years that you can put your names on. what do you think the biggest success has been, foreign policy success, of the first term? >> obama: for us to be able to wind down one war, to be on the path of ending a second war, to do that in a way that honors the sac... enormous sacrifices our troops have made, to sustain the pressure on al qaeda and terrorist organizations so that not only did we avoid a significant terrorist attack on the homeland, but we're able to dismantle the core leadership of al qaeda. that's all a consequence of the great work that hillary did and her team did and the state department did in conjunction with our national security team. >> kroft: what's the... i have to ask you, what's the date of expiration on this endorsement? >> clinton: oh, steve, what... you know... ( laughs ) you know... >> kroft: no, no, i have to ask that question. i mean, come on. i mean, you're sitting here together. everybody in town is talking about it already, and the inter... and this is... it's taking place. >> obama: you
in the first four years that you can put your names on. what do you think the biggest success has been, foreign policy success, of the first term? >> obama: for us to be able to wind down one war, to be on the path of ending a second war, to do that in a way that honors the sac... enormous sacrifices our troops have made, to sustain the pressure on al qaeda and terrorist organizations so that not only did we avoid a significant terrorist attack on the homeland, but we're able to dismantle...
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there have been seven shootings since last night, but it was the shooting death of a 15-year-old girl just a mile from president obama's chicago home that prompted this crackdown, and dean reynolds has more. >> hadiya pendleton was shot in the back on tuesday as she and some friends gathered at this park on the way home from high school. targeted, police said, by a gunman who likely thought they were rival gang members tress patting on his turf. damon stewart is i had dia's godfather and chicago policeman. >> one individual walks in, and somebody does a shooting. nothing you can do about it. >> reporter: but the plan announced today to shift 200 police officers from desk job to constitute duty is one initiative designed to saturate gang-infested neighborhoods with law enforcement. >> as we grieve for hadiya, we need to work together to protect our greatest resource-- the children of the city of chicago. >> reporter: but in an interview earlier this month, the mayor admitted it will take more than flooding chicago with cops to stop the killing. >> there's an element to that. there's an
there have been seven shootings since last night, but it was the shooting death of a 15-year-old girl just a mile from president obama's chicago home that prompted this crackdown, and dean reynolds has more. >> hadiya pendleton was shot in the back on tuesday as she and some friends gathered at this park on the way home from high school. targeted, police said, by a gunman who likely thought they were rival gang members tress patting on his turf. damon stewart is i had dia's godfather and...
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as a matter of fact, republicans say this is president obama's problem. he needs to solve it with new spending cuts, alternative spending cuts because they refuse to raise taxes again this year. and as for talks, well, all we have are jokes on capitol hill. the top aide house majority leader eric cantor today said president obama has spent more time playing golf with tiger woods than he has been negotiating with congressional republicans. >> pelley: major, thank you very much. one of america's top generals made a surprising decision tod today. john allen, former commander in afghanistan, turned down the most prestigious overseas job in the military. commander of nato. allen said he will retire instead to care for his wife who suffers with an auto immune disease. allen's nomination was put on hold last year when he was investigated for allegedly exchanging inappropriate emails with a florida socialite, but he was completely cleared of that charge, and the nomination was expected to go forward. a rape in india has touched off a revolution for women. thieves
as a matter of fact, republicans say this is president obama's problem. he needs to solve it with new spending cuts, alternative spending cuts because they refuse to raise taxes again this year. and as for talks, well, all we have are jokes on capitol hill. the top aide house majority leader eric cantor today said president obama has spent more time playing golf with tiger woods than he has been negotiating with congressional republicans. >> pelley: major, thank you very much. one of...
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he'll get 11 years and eight years in prison under a plea deal for both crimes. >>> president obama addresses the united nations general assembly this morning. impact over iran's nuclear program one of the key issues at this week's meeting. and the presence of iran's new president gives a possibility for progress and a possible get together between the two leaders. vinita nair has more. >> reporter: president obama will address the opening at the u.n. general assembly meeting but it's the possibility of a more intimate talk that is drawing the most attention. the iranian president rouhani could meet face-to-face with president obama today. if it happens it will be the first time the leaders of the two countries talked since the iranian revolution. they have not ruled out the possibility but say no meeting is schedule but iran and the u.s. did agree to official talks later this week while representatives of both countries are here in new york. secretary of state john kerry will join his counterpart. president rouhani said he'd like his country to improve relations with the outside world. >> so
he'll get 11 years and eight years in prison under a plea deal for both crimes. >>> president obama addresses the united nations general assembly this morning. impact over iran's nuclear program one of the key issues at this week's meeting. and the presence of iran's new president gives a possibility for progress and a possible get together between the two leaders. vinita nair has more. >> reporter: president obama will address the opening at the u.n. general assembly meeting but...
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that's right, president obama promised immigration reform four years ago, but he couldn't deliver. now the white house has an immigration bill ready to go. but they may not need it. that's because of the bipartisan effort by eight senators which pretty much gives the president what he wants. and today in las gas, the president will endorse that senate effort because it has a path to citizenship for those who are here illegally. president obama's speech in las vegas today has been long planned. but when the bipartisan group of senators announced a deal the president could live with on monday, the white house decided to endorse their plan, hoping to speed its passage. >> this is a big deal. this is an important development. this is in keeping with the principles the president has been espousing for a long time. >> reporter: the most recent effort to get a comprehensive immigration plan passed led by president george w. bush failed in 2007. the new plan looks to both sides like good electoral politics. >> we believe this will be the year congress finally gets it done. >> reporter: tha
that's right, president obama promised immigration reform four years ago, but he couldn't deliver. now the white house has an immigration bill ready to go. but they may not need it. that's because of the bipartisan effort by eight senators which pretty much gives the president what he wants. and today in las gas, the president will endorse that senate effort because it has a path to citizenship for those who are here illegally. president obama's speech in las vegas today has been long planned....
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>> reporter: state senator mckinney told us he does expect new gun control laws in connecticut this year. and, scott, the parents of sandy hook victims, they have some ideas of their own that will be announced on monday. >> pelley: michelle, thank you. we learned today that president obama will nominate his chief of staff, jack lew, to be the new secretary of the treasury. he will be a key player in the coming battles over the budget and raising the federal debt limit. lew previously served as budget director and he was an executive with the banking giant citigroup. now, any idea what this is? you could be seeing a lot of it. it is jack lew's signature which would appear on the bills in your pocket just like that unless he takes a penmanship lesson from tim geithner whose signature looked like this until he became treasury secretary and made it legible. secretary of state hillary clinton told reporters today that she is thrilled to be back at work but she said it is better sweet because she will soon be stepping down. the secretary said she wouldn't call it retirement, just stepping off
>> reporter: state senator mckinney told us he does expect new gun control laws in connecticut this year. and, scott, the parents of sandy hook victims, they have some ideas of their own that will be announced on monday. >> pelley: michelle, thank you. we learned today that president obama will nominate his chief of staff, jack lew, to be the new secretary of the treasury. he will be a key player in the coming battles over the budget and raising the federal debt limit. lew...
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the protest began in november last year when workers walked away from their jobs in new york. president obama endorsed the minimum wage to $10 an hour, but the proposals have gone nowhere in congress. >>> new information tonight on that deadly train derailment in new york city. today we learned that the operator of the train told law enfor enfortsment, enforcement. investigators determined there was nothing wrong with the brakes, which operator william rockefeller says he applied as the train was crashing. the train was going 82 miles an hour when it went off the tracks killing four people. >>> a final report has now been released about ath of the cleveland kidnapper. the conclusion is, he committed suicide in his prison cell. two nationally regarded correction consultants issued the findings and they rejected a suggestion that his death by hanging was an accident. castro was serving a life sentence for imprisoning and raping three women for a decade. >>> a federal judge gave detroit the green light today to proceed with the largest municipal bankruptcy in history. the ruling
the protest began in november last year when workers walked away from their jobs in new york. president obama endorsed the minimum wage to $10 an hour, but the proposals have gone nowhere in congress. >>> new information tonight on that deadly train derailment in new york city. today we learned that the operator of the train told law enfor enfortsment, enforcement. investigators determined there was nothing wrong with the brakes, which operator william rockefeller says he applied as...
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to buy their plans for the new year. >> the white house extended the deadline for purchasing health insurance by 24 hours to comindicate more -- accommodate more people who want coverage. delia goncalves is live in the newsroom with more. who are these people signing up now? >> reporter: a lot of last- minute folks, procrastinators and those folks who are procrastinators, many of them probably finishing up their christmas shopping are very happy. this is good news for those folks living in the 36 states using the federal website healthcare.gov but for most folks living in the 14 states with their own state-run exchanges, your deadline unfortunately has come and gone. that includes residents right here in the district of columbia. d.c. health link, a local website had its own surge of activity yesterday but health officials acknowledge the process still has problems and delays so they will work with you to get folks enrolled or to be covered by the new year. the administration said the website was equipped to handle up to 800,000 visitors in one day but more than one million american
to buy their plans for the new year. >> the white house extended the deadline for purchasing health insurance by 24 hours to comindicate more -- accommodate more people who want coverage. delia goncalves is live in the newsroom with more. who are these people signing up now? >> reporter: a lot of last- minute folks, procrastinators and those folks who are procrastinators, many of them probably finishing up their christmas shopping are very happy. this is good news for those folks...
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they plan to live here the next 30 years. ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >> pelley: in america's most famous house, first ladies can be trendsetters, so when the white house put out this photograph of michelle obama today, her 49th birthday, her new haircut caught our eye. the word is out-- bangs are in. it was a national catch phrase-- got a problem? write dear abbey. millions did and we'll remember next. am or best-ever meatloaf. go to campbellskitchen.com for recipes, plus a valuable coupon. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. i wish my patients could see what i see. ♪ that over time, having high cholesterol and any of these risk factors can put them at increased risk for plaque buildup in their arteries. so it's even more important to lower their cholesterol, and that's why, when diet and exercise alone aren't enough, i prescribe crestor. in a clinical trial versus lipitor, crestor got more high-risk patients' bad cholesterol to a goal of under 100. [ female announcer ] crestor is not right for everyone. like
they plan to live here the next 30 years. ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >> pelley: in america's most famous house, first ladies can be trendsetters, so when the white house put out this photograph of michelle obama today, her 49th birthday, her new haircut caught our eye. the word is out-- bangs are in. it was a national catch phrase-- got a problem? write dear abbey. millions did and we'll remember next. am or best-ever meatloaf. go to campbellskitchen.com for recipes, plus a...
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. >> that change could lead to an end to the two-year long civil war in syria. >> reporter: president obama is said to be considering a plan to shift weapons to rebel groups fighting the syrian army. the president has ordered his national security team to identify what the u.s. can do to help topple syrian dictator bashar al-assad. >> we've got to make sure we're doing everything we can to protect the syrian people. >> reporter: the president acknowledged tuesday that assad likely ordered the use of chemical weapons against his own people, but he says more evidence is needed. >> i've got to make sure i've got the facts. that's what the american people would expect. >> reporter: the president called syria's use of chemical weapons a game changer. >> that means that there are some options that we might not otherwise exercise that we would strongly consider. >> reporter: but president obama stopped short of repeating that syria's use of chemical weapons is a red line that it cannot cross. many here on capitol hill are becoming frustrated with the lack of action. >> the president has laid
. >> that change could lead to an end to the two-year long civil war in syria. >> reporter: president obama is said to be considering a plan to shift weapons to rebel groups fighting the syrian army. the president has ordered his national security team to identify what the u.s. can do to help topple syrian dictator bashar al-assad. >> we've got to make sure we're doing everything we can to protect the syrian people. >> reporter: the president acknowledged tuesday that...
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. >> pelley: good evening, today a very optimistic president obama predicted the that 2014 could be a breakthrough year on the economy for the united states, but he conceded that he'll have to deal with some unfinished business from 2013, including the surveillance programs exposed by edward snowden. on monday, a federal judge said the collection of phone records of millions of americans is probably unconstitutional. then, on wednesday, a panel appointed by the president said the program needs to be reigned in. well, today, the president signaled that he's ready to do that. but is he ready to cut the fugitive snowden any slack? snowden was granted asylum by russia. he's charged with stealing and spreading classified information. major garrett asked the president about all this at the news conference today. major? >> reporter: scott, the idea of the obama administration granting amnesty or negotiating a plea agreement with edward snowden was first raised by rick leggett, he's the head of the government task force on the snowden leaks. under what circumstances would you consider either
. >> pelley: good evening, today a very optimistic president obama predicted the that 2014 could be a breakthrough year on the economy for the united states, but he conceded that he'll have to deal with some unfinished business from 2013, including the surveillance programs exposed by edward snowden. on monday, a federal judge said the collection of phone records of millions of americans is probably unconstitutional. then, on wednesday, a panel appointed by the president said the program...
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. >> logan: colonel kurt crytzer, a veteran green beret of 23 years, flew with us over the seemingly endless jungle, where the area they're searching is as big as texas. he took command of the u.s. special operations mission here not long after president obama decided to send troops 18 months ago to track down the world's most wanted warlord. >> crytzer: the environment is some of the most unforgiving on planet earth. when you get to the jungle, 50 feet in, you disappear. >> logan: you're like a ghost. >> crytzer: you're like a ghost. >> stahl: could you show us the difference between the fastball and the knuckleball, what the motion looks like? >> dickey: yeah, sure. be glad to. >> stahl: this is the fastball. see how it spins all the way to the catcher's mitt? now, watch the near-total absence of spin in r.a. dickey's knuckleball. from the time the ball leaves his hand, it rotates a mere quarter of one revolution. it's a pitch that's devilishly hard to control and won him the cy young award last season. >> ♪ blue texas skies keep shining down on me. ♪ >> safer: out on the lone
. >> logan: colonel kurt crytzer, a veteran green beret of 23 years, flew with us over the seemingly endless jungle, where the area they're searching is as big as texas. he took command of the u.s. special operations mission here not long after president obama decided to send troops 18 months ago to track down the world's most wanted warlord. >> crytzer: the environment is some of the most unforgiving on planet earth. when you get to the jungle, 50 feet in, you disappear. >>...